Governor Gretchen Whitmer yesterday said it’s no coincidence that the dramatic statewide increase in COVID-19 diagnoses began just after the Michigan Supreme Court struck down the 1945 law that she had used to issue emergency orders… “As you can see, our cases per million since then have been on the …
Read More »State Salutes Election Workers
Polls remain open until 8:00 this evening, as the 2020 general election continues. For those who organize and run elections, this has been the most challenging in decades. With COVID-19 concerns, and expanded early voting, local clerks and election workers have had to adapt to some big changes. To acknowledge …
Read More »November Ballot Proposals Reviewed
With all the discussion about the numerous candidates in the election, a couple of state ballot issues have been somewhat overlooked. Proposition One would revise the formula for how money from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and the State Park Endowment Fund can be spent. Those formulas are set …
Read More »Open Carry Ban at Polls Thrown Out
An order issued by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel banning open carry for firearms at polling places on Tuesday has been struck down. Yesterday, Michigan Court of Claims Chief Judge Christopher Murray issued a preliminary injunction based on a technicality, saying that Nessel had not followed proper procedure in establishing …
Read More »Pot, Gun Smuggling into Michigan Skyrocketing
Legalization of recreational marijuana use in Michigan was supposed to cut down on illegal drug trafficking. So far, it hasn’t. At a news conference in Detroit yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced that the amount of illegal pot they have seized coming into Michigan this year is 17 …
Read More »Michigan Absentee Voting Soars
With a week remaining before election day, Michigan continues on a record-setting pace for absentee voting… “As of Friday, 3.1 million Michigan citizens had requested to vote absentee, which is three times the number of those who voted absentee in 2016.” On Monday’s Morning Coffee program on KBear 102.3, Michigan …
Read More »Feds Ask for Extra Time to Indict Alleged Whitmer Kidnap Conspirators
Federal prosecutors are asking for a 40-day extension of the deadline for seeking indictments in the case involving the alleged attempted kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The law typically requires that indictments be handed down within 30 days of an arrest. In a court filing yesterday, prosecutors said they …
Read More »Polls Show Biden Lead Steady in Michigan
With a week until voting closes, former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump in Michigan is holding steady. The latest EPIC-MRA poll shows Biden with a 48 to 39 percent advantage. The numbers were released over the weekend, in a poll that concluded October 16th. It has …
Read More »Whitmer Notes COVID Increase
Michigan’s COVID-19 rate continues to skyrocket. Yesterday afternoon, Governor Gretchen Whitmer noted that the average daily diagnosis rate now is three times higher than it was in June, and has doubled in the last three weeks. The governor noted that the spike began after the state Supreme Court ruled that …
Read More »Benson Encourages Hand Delivery of Early Ballots
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is encouraging absentee voters to hand-deliver ballots to their local election clerk’s offices or ballot drop boxes. While ballots can still be requested and submitted by mail, Benson said yesterday that the risk of postal delays grows greater as the election nears. Absentee ballots …
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